Plestiodon lotus is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Balsas River basin, Mexico.[1]
Plestiodon lotus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Plestiodon |
Species: | P. lotus
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Binomial name | |
Plestiodon lotus Pavón-Vázquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Mendoza-Hernández, Centenero-Alcalá, Santa Cruz-Padilla, & Jiménez-Arcos, 2017
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Plestiodon lotus occurs in oak and tropical deciduous forests, where it can be found under rocks or fallen logs, but sometimes active on leaf litter.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Plestiodon lotus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.